Combination table and ironing-board.



y E. 'LAuTENsAmL COMBINATION TAB-LEAND .IRONING BOA RD APPLICATION- flLED OCT. l0 19|6.

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APPLICATION 'man ocr. lo. 191s.

' Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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@nieuwe :menne-lgen@ appncauonmeq.october1o, isa-1re:` serial no. 124,880'.-

, Illinois, have invented: -nevv and. -useiiulr lin! PlovementS in Combination yTables and Ironing-Boards, of Which the followingfie a speoilioatilon. l This invention relates to ironing looarde- Which are combined With ya table having a compartment in vvhioh the board is housed when lnot in use. i l The invention has Jfor its `ohjeet .to prio-y vide a structure of fthe kind stated having novel Aand improved means for supporting the ironing board and manipulating. the saine to take it out Vof the compartment and place it position for. use. P

' The ob'eotstated 1s attained lmeans. of

. a combinati-on and arrangement .of parte to be hereinafter desoribed and lainrned,V and in order that the saine Ina-v loe better under'- stood, reference is had tothe accompanying drawings fomning; la part .of this specilioation. i 'V In the dra-Wings, Figure 1 is a plan View of Vthe device; Fig. -2 is, .a `similar Vvievv y.showing the ironing hoard extended int-o position for use; Figf is a plan vieivof'the device pantly in .section and with the table ytopy removed; Fig. l eross section onthe 'line oFigB;

Fig. 5 ie a orosvs Section onftheflineff oFi'gB;

Fig' is al gross seetion on the line 6-.6 of Fig; 31; *T

Fig. -7 showing sitiong' d. .p FiglpS isfa l,View.silznilar;to` Fig. :7 showing the ironing khoard .t extended into po'f is@ viewisiminr menig. epee the ironing. `hoard' inn another;- position formse; "Fig.' 9 Aand 10' are ,detailS inpespeotive showing certain rhinge' .eo'nneotionsg and@h Figullis a `detail;in'penspeetive seetion showing a means tor4 Securing. thev Avover ofthefironinghoard. 1 I Referring. specifically to,l {the drawvingsilyQ denotes the uri legs bf aV talole, .at the `top off'xvhichfi a ,compartment 'which ie elosed by thextable ton 15;.' ynenn?artnnent i's eornposed cnf/'side Walls 1:6,1end galilei-7 and a bottoni 18;, and 'i'tie diffsuliient depth .to accommodate the ironing liiaiiY tejh pres'- enny emiten i311@ einem i5 is sin- 'ablv .mounted on theV compartment so. that it` may. beslidbac'k'far enoughr .to olotainv access to the interior ,of the compartment, and permit the removal-of the ilroningfhoanl therefrom. i i if thelend. Walls. 17, ineide .the Compartmentgare longitudinal grooves 21 inI which Slidablv seat rails QOf'Xed. Lto and.' depend# ing fnoInthe bottom .of ,the table .top these railS and grooves servingl to` guide the table .topf in its: slidij'migi.y rndvement.y The grooves areundercnt and .thev rails arepeor.- nespondinglv Shaped. StopsQQ .on the -raile prevent tabletop ifrornibeing 'slid too fat. The grdoves lhalve roll'ere 23 engaveable the rails to' eaSe .the sliding: .only` eifation. i r 1 y'llhe' 'ironingilooand is comnosed .of a inain Seeti'on 24 a'nd a'gfoldahle" end -seoticni, these 'sections 'being .eonneeted 'shy a three.- l'eavled hinge 26,` Ithe intermediate ileaif of, the hinge serifing to. space' .the .endsection Ythorn the nia-in eeetionwivhen 'it vis d iolded over above 'thfesalne as .shoivn' in Fig. 4.

"llhe ironing' hofard is yCarried by a Support or base:hoard4 2.7 inovable intoi androut of bheftablecompartment "'Alfhe section t2%@ .of

the ironing board; is leonneted ftothe khase board, a special hinge construction ,to be i pliesetly .desoribedi Being provided. The heee board andl the ironing 'baidretend thefdilreotion lof.: the" Alengtho .the table. The .table legs l 19J ,extend .intey fthe table: 'conipartmentfiand thelegsonyone sidevot'the c table, in thegoonpantnient, are, eut `mvavnjco .fOr-in ,Curved f ineljnes "-28 aeent yto l' which the'.Y endsl` .of ,the .hase board 27fpare located and? with .whiohli'fnclines .said lende are ,en

@n the innel aeesf '.oiiv theYY compartment .end "Walls 17'," iat. fthe bottoni tlzlereof',y yare lahloetsA 29:. between which slidahly :seat the end rall of. a pusher iframe :311,63 furiyangnlar AShJQIe;y *I yfermand :rests on the l.compartnient het.- tOInxl-B.' Guides 132 are also. provided Eer .theintermediateportion Iezt the trainewthe same coperatingivilth cross hars 33: offhe n 1aIne.f -The,gui ;les 32 are 'Wood yfor metal n suitably seeuredvto ,the Acompantn'fient hottein I'Eheeroes fibers :3.3 are' donned-.ed by arehesetaiid 35 ofeuioient height te :Qleanthegnidesi p 1' f Qn. eaehrgahbet is' 'slidably mounteda 'Thi frame is of ske'leton sie rod 36 having at. one end a side pin 37 seating in a bearing 38 on the side bar 30 of the frame 31.v Intermediate its ends, the rod has a side pin 39 slidably seating in a longitudinal groove 40 in the end wall A1,7. The other end of the rod has' a lateral bend whichk seats in a bearing 41 at the inner lcorner of the base board 27. The rods 36 therefore provide a link 'connection-between,

the base board 27 and the pusher frame 31. Ylhe'n the frame 31 is pushed toward that side of the table where the ironing board `24 lies, the base board 27 is pushed forward, and as the latter does not reston the compartment bottom 18, the frame may slide under said board. During the forward movement of the basebo-ard 27, its forward ends ride up the inclines 28 and ythe board is thereforer elevated. The rear end of the board also rises as the grooves 40 are inclined (see Fig. 8). 'Ihe pins 39 slide along the grooves 40, and by reason of the inclines of the latter the rods 36 swing from a horizontal to a vertical position, the ypinsbeing the pivotal points about which the rods swing. In theirrvertical position, the rods 36 act as props to hold up the base boa-rd at its rear edge. Before the base board is advanced and elevated, the table top 15 must be pushed back far enough to leave the top of the compartment uncovered for a distance corresponding to the width of the base board. At .the end'of the forward and upward movement of the base board, the latter is flush with the table top 15, and itis supported in this position at its forward edge, by resting.. on the top of the compartment wall 16,V the rear portion of the board being held up by the props 36 as hereinbefore described. y

To aid the rise of the baseboard 27, auxiliary lifting devices are provided, arranged as follows: Arecess is made in the side of the legs y19 adjacent tothe inclines 28. In each of these recesses is housed a spiral spring 42 of contracting tendency: The free end of the spring is formed into a' straight arm 42a engaging the underside of the base board. In its lowered position, the base boa-rd depresses the spring arm 42", the latter being under tension, and as the board moves forward and upward, the arm assists in the upward movement as itstendency is to swing upward `At the limit ofthe upward movement of the base board, the spring arm assumes anerect position and has no further function, and when the board is lowered back into the compartment, the arm is forced back to its original position.

Inorder to facilitate the operationofvthe pusher frame 31, the crossbars 33 thereof areprovided-with a depending hand grip 43 having shanks which pass loosely through longitudinal slots 43a inthe compartment bottom-18. n Thus, the hand grip is accessiinto position fori luse.

ble from the bottom of they table, and it may be drawn forward or pushed back to operate the pusherV frame. l

With theA base board27 swung out of the compartment, and seating flush with the tabletop 15, the ironing board is now also on the` outside of the compartment, above the'basel board, and ready' for adjustment The next step is to swing the ironing board section 25 down level with the main section 24, after which thev latter iis raised to come into vertically spaced relation :to the base board. A special hinge construction is provided for connecting the ironing board to the base boardf Two of these hinges are provided, and they are constructed to serve also as props yfor holding the ironing board above thebase board. Each ofthese hinges comprises a leaf 44 pivoted at its ends to base plates 45, one-of which latter. is fixed to the bottom of the ironing board and the other to the top of the base board. The hinge has also been designed to permity only a. 90 degree swing, one of the plates 45 yhaving stop ianges 46 againstwhich the leaf 44 abuts when it is extending perpendioularly between the base. board and the ironing board, as shown dotted in Fig. 4, in which position the leaf acts as a prop to hold the two boards in verticallyspaced position. l l

To lock the ironing board 27 in elevated position, a toggle device is provided, consisting of two toggle levers 47 pivotally connected at one end as shown at 48, andat their other ends to the ironing board and thezbase board respectively. The toggle levers are folded whenA the ironing board is down, and when it is raised they-,unfold and come into alinement and swing until they extend diagonally between the ironing and base boards, as shown dotted in Fig. 4. Stop flanges 49 limit the flexure of the toggle levers beyondfthis positionm L ,e

The ironing board has the usual cloth "covering v52, shown dotted -in Fig.A 4, fthehinge connection between the ironing board land the base board 27 spacing the two boards a suliicient-distance tofaccommodate the covering. The `edges of thei covering are wrapped over the edges oftheironing board to close in. on the under side of the latter. The bottom of the ironing board hasl an unde'rcut" longitudinalfgroove 53 to 'takefthe edgeA of the covering as shown in Fig. 11. Along one side of the groove the board has a slight incline 54 on which are mounted plates 55 carrying slidablercrosspins 56having'a fingerhold`57.` These pins are designed to'be' advanced across the groove and embedded in the side wall thereof after passing through the edge portion of the covering` seating 'against said groove wall. A suitable number lof these securing devices will. be provided. f u

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The top of the legs 19, at the remote side of the table, have grooves 58 to permit passage of the rails 20.

I claim:-

1. The combination of a table having a top compartment and a top closing said compartment, said top being movable to leave a top opening to the compartment, an ironing board seating in the compartment, a support for the ironing board, a foldable connection between the support and theironing board, and means for elevating the support to the top opening of the compartment, the aforesaid foldable connection between the support and the ironing board being adjustable to hold the 'ironing board elevated above the support in position for use.

2. The combination of a table having a top compartment and top closing said compartment, said top being movable to leave a top opening to the compartment, an ironing board 'seating in the compartment, a support for the ironing board, a foldable Connection between the support and the ironing board, means for elevating the support to the top opening of the compartment, the foldable connection between the support and the ironing board being adjustable to hold the ironing board elevated above the support in position for use, and means for locking the ironing board in such position.

3. The combination of a table having a top compartment and a top closing said oompartinent, said top being movable to leave a top opening to the compartment, an ir0ning board seating in the compartment, a support for the ironing board, elevating inelines in the compartment engageable by the support and leading to the aforesaid opening, and a pusher engageable with the support to advance the same up the inclines and into the opening. f

4. The combination of a table having a top compartment and atop closing said compartment, said top being movable to leave a top opening to the compartment, an

top compartment and a top olosing said o compartment, said top being movable to leave a top opening to the compartment, y

an ironing board seating in the compartment, a supportfor the ironing board, elevating inolines in the compartment engageable bythe forward portion of the support and leading to the aforesaid opening, a slidable pusher in the compartment, and a link connection between the pusher and the rear portion'of the support, said connection having side pins, and the compartment wall having grooves in which the pins slidably seat, said grooves having an upward incline, the support resting on the front wall ofthe compartment when elevated to the opening, and the link connection extending perpendioularly between the pusher and the rear portion of the support in the last-mentione position of the latter. o

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature. EVERT LAUTENBACH.

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. Washington, D. C. 

